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Watchwoman:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Please pray for the Salman family and religious freedom in America. It is slowly being eroded away (and lately even more rapidly) and no one, least of all the Christian Church at large cares, because \u201cthis one or that one doesn’t have the RIGHT theology\u201d. Guess what! When we’re all in the same gulags, then the Methodists won’t care that the Presbyterians or the Baptists or the Lutherans don’t have the \u201cright\u201d theology. If we don’t start meeting at the foot of the cross, we shall all meet in jails, prisons and soon to come concentration camps right here in the U.S.A. <\/span><\/span>\u25ac<\/span><\/span><\/span> Posted by Donna Calvin<\/a> Saturday, July 7, 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm 121:1<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <A Song of degrees.> I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. <\/span><\/span><\/span>[2]<\/span><\/span><\/span> My help <\/span><\/span><\/span>cometh<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span> from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. <\/span><\/span><\/span>[3]<\/span><\/span><\/span> He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. <\/span><\/span><\/span>[4]<\/span><\/span><\/span> Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. <\/span><\/span><\/span>[5]<\/span><\/span><\/span> The LORD <\/span><\/span><\/span>is<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span> thy keeper: the LORD <\/span><\/span><\/span>is<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span> thy shade upon thy right hand. <\/span><\/span><\/span>[6]<\/span><\/span><\/span> The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. <\/span><\/span><\/span>[7]<\/span><\/span><\/span> The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. <\/span><\/span><\/span>[8]<\/span><\/span><\/span> The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Michael Salman – Father of this family of six (6) children- is Going to Jail for Bible Studies in his home – Picture of The Salman Family – One Neighbor said they were holding religious services in his home.\u00a0 Phoenix, AZ and then the torment and persecution started.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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THE BLAZE COMMENTS<\/strong>: We\u2019ve told you before about government regulations hampering home Bible studies, but this story is even more pervasive, perplexing and complicated than the others. Michael Salman, who lives in Phoenix, Ariz., has been sentenced to a startling 60 days in jail, given a $12,180 fine and granted three years probation for refusing to stop hosting Bible studies at his home. Why, you ask? He\u2018s apparently in violation of the city\u2019s building code laws.<\/p>\n

City officials claim that he\u2019s running an operation that is reminiscent of a home church \u2014 but without the required permits. And according to Fox\u2019s Todd Starnes, Phoenix court documents show that he violated 67 codes. Unless the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals grants an emergency injunction, he will be jailed as early as next week.<\/p>\n

Man Facing Jail For Hosting Home Bible Study<\/h1>\n

By Todd Starnes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after he refused to stop hosting Bible studies in the privacy of his home \u2013 in violation of the city\u2019s building code laws.<\/p>\n

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However, the Phoenix city prosecutor\u2019s office said the violations have nothing to do with religious freedom \u2014 and everything to do with public safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt came down to zoning and proper permitting,\u201d said Vicki Hill, the chief assistant city prosecutor. \u201cAny time you are holding a gathering of people continuously as he does \u2014 we have concerns about people being able to exit the facility properly in case there is a fire \u2014 and that\u2019s really all this comes down to.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to court documents provided to Fox News Radio, Michael Salman was found guilty in the City of Phoenix Court of 67 code violations. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail along with three years probation and a $12,180 fine. He could be jailed as early as next week unless the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals grants an emergency injunction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re cracking down on religious activities and religious use,\u201d Salman told Fox News Radio. \u201cThey\u2019re attacking what I as a Christian do in the privacy of my home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had people coming to my home on a regular basis for poker night or Monday Night Football, it would be permitted,\u201d he said. \u201cBut when someone says to us we are not allowed to gather because of religious purposes \u2013 that is when you have discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Salman’s Building that Phoenix AZ officials object to and is sending Father of Six Children for holding Bible Studies in with just their personal friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The long-running feud between Salman and the City of Phoenix culminated in the summer of 2009 when nearly a dozen police along with city inspectors raided their home. Armed with a search warrant, police confined the Salman family to the living room as they combed the property looking for violations.<\/p>\n

Salman is the owner of Mighty Mike\u2019s Burgers \u2014 and he is also an ordained pastor.<\/a> <\/strong>He and his wife have been hosting Bible studies on their 4.6 acre property since 2005. The gatherings were originally attended by as many as 15 people.<\/p>\n

Hill said the city became aware of the meetings after neighbors apparently complained about traffic congestion.<\/p>\n

In 2007 they received a letter from the city informing them that the Bible studies were not permitted in their living room because it was in violation of the construction code.<\/p>\n

A few months later, members of the Phoenix Fire Dept. broke up the family\u2019s Good Friday fellowship. As many as 20 people were in their backyard eating a meal when firefighters threatened to call the police \u2013 unless their guests left the premises.<\/p>\n

\u201cImmediately after that, we decided to contact an attorney,\u201d Salman told Fox News Radio. \u201cThe city emphasized that bible studies or church-related activities are not permitted on residences because you have non-family members coming to the home and such use is considered church use.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the summer of 2008 firefighters once again broke up a gathering \u2013 and Salman finally reached his breaking point. He ordered the firefighters to leave his property.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe told them they had no right,\u201d he said. \u201cThey had been harassing us since February. This is our home. We are a private gathering. This is Christians gathering on my private property.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city ignored the Salmans until 2009 \u2013 when they built a 2,000 square foot building in their backyard. Salman said he applied for and was granted the proper building permits. He also said the building has passed a city inspection.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that point we took our Bible study from our living room \u2013 and we moved it into that building,\u201d he said. \u201cWe started worshipping in that building every weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Hill said Salman has \u201cmischaracterized the facts\u201d of the permit. She said he was given a permit to convert a garage into a game room.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny other occupancy or use \u2013 business, commercial, assembly, church, etc, is expressly prohibited pursuant to the city of Phoenix building code and ordinances,\u201d she told Fox News Radio.<\/p>\n

On June 11, 2009, the Phoenix Police Dept. showed up with a search warrant. When they had completed the search, Salman was charged with 67 code violations.<\/p>\n

He was charged with not having emergency exit signs over the doors. He was charged with not having handicap parking spaces and not having handicap ramps.<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine everything that a public building would have or a commercial building would have,\u201d he said. \u201cAnything we didn\u2019t have was a violation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The largest source of contention has been whether or not Salman is running a church. He insists it is not.<\/p>\n

But his building certainly resembles a church. It has chairs for as many as 40 people. There is a pulpit. There\u2019s a sign out front \u2013 along with a cross.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust because visitors come to my home three times a week and we discuss the Bible \u2013 if that\u2019s their definition of a church then so be it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt what point does the government have the right to state that you cannot have family and friends over at your home three times a week?\u201d he asked. \u201cPeople have a right to gather on their property as long as parking is available, as long as they aren\u2019t parking in the street, as long as they aren\u2019t violating noise ordinances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hill said the facts are clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe built a structure that he said wasn\u2019t a church \u2014 that is in fact \u2014 a church,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a church.\u201d<\/p>\n

And the courts agreed \u2014 noting in a Jan. 4, 2010 ruling: \u201cThe state is not saying the Salmans can\u2019t run a church or have worship services at the location. But the state is saying that if they do so, they must do it properly and in accord with fire and zoning codes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salman\u2019s attorney has filed\u00a0an appeal with the federal court \u2013 and unless they intervene \u2013 Salman will start serving his sentence on July 9.<\/p>\n

Source: http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/christian-fined-sentenced-to-60-days-in-jail-over-az-home-bible-studies\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Read More: http:\/\/radio.foxnews.com\/toddstarnes\/top-stories\/man-facing-jail-for-hosting-home-bible-study.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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